Page card file



Sept 8, 1953 H. H; FELDsTElN l-:TAL 2,651,125

' PAGE CARD FILE Filed March 1, 194s :s sheets-sheet 1 l' N V Il NATRHENRY H. FELDSTc/N AND mpc d. FELosrE//v BY aux raw ATTORNEYS Sept. 8,1953 H. H. FIELDSTEYIN ErAL 2,651,125

PAGE CARD FILE Y Filed March 1, 1948l 3 Sheets-Slm, 5

l e2 fwn@ 1 O c O L Srwentor- HENRY H. FELDSTE/N A/VD Bg MARC CFELDjTf//V Gttomega Patented Sept. 8, 1953 '.pgigacfd-m;

Iiia'siriuchia thei-usu'ai page carufnlesfapr'ovidedl atithis'ftimea'arei separate 1 boards; without'. means oi.- niov-ing fthem,it. isiespeeially l important Lthat nieansbe provided; fonmoving; thesefboards? and' fornassoc'iatingfsucli boards: inA `xed:;end.to+endiabutting..:relation toi. permit transfer' of datahearings..strips` from:one specific lezftoanotherv with :changes in:tlf1e..number:ofsstri'psf'to Vloe mountedzinaa g-ivenspagefcard'. filesystem; ,f

-Thegeneralgobject ot the.:present invention isf azcontinuousg flexiblepage card-:illethat..isadapt@t egipto hefrolled, or; coiledmpon itself.forstorage DulpQeSfz. L A rfurtll'ieihpbjecteof: .the invention istosprovide 'aiplurality'1 oi i separate page pazida-lesgthat: can

bei detaehably? locked; into endwise.. abutting?. Iensagem-grit, .whendesired.;

Another object of the invention to provvide' suclile's aregiidiyiduallxor.. collectively positimied'l ta fy th re nt invention i,yilhlamadefapwparent-asmaspeeifcation proe'ds. f

8` isfaiien feleiation of the' page? card-Ille 1. ynig...ein-isaiiengituuiiiasection indiati'uri'-g1ferie manners.cm'fmovingepage card'nies or the type shown in Figs. 7 and 8 through a longitudinal 'Figs 10i's er side E"elet/ation" ofi ai continuous page cardnle'f vandI edgesupport "means therefor" reig 112.1A is: flfragmentary longitudinali'section of another page cardfle oftheiinvention; l

yfl-igey :13 fiss-a"fragmentarylongitdnajlsection vo1" airther typeofpag'ecard le particularly suited struQmtesa-shbwn inthe acbmpanyi'ng?drawings and ai pageacardlef I dsfshowniinFig; l which ilefAisformedfrom :a relatively flat sulcstantially rectangula-rlylshapedbase port-ion vI Ij which has afi-spain; of -v inwardly; directedfopposed 1 overhangingr flanges I2 -formedlf=on thef lateral marginsthereofpjusuallyg integrally; with: "the ybase portion Llp,fllheflangesgl are: adaptedy to receive and retain: 'thereunderv I :thedata. bearing stripsLAK l 3 which are carried by the page cardc-lel-'andextend transyersely thereolgas'ibest shownin Fig. 31:: gesld';1lflllrlnber of ',Ldatay bearing vstrips mayfloeV carriedloy-thepagecard vle l 0 -up to the number; O f strips-y thatall samecompletely, and it is frequently r necessary; j using` systems: ofthis-WP@ immer@ such str-ips:x l Sriwith relation `00 at'twoior-morepageV card files i9 be secured together in end-to-end abutting relation.To this end, a locking finger or arm I4 is pivotally carried on amounting shaft or arbor I5 which is journalled in or otherwise supportedby a pair of mounting brackets I8 that are suitably secured to the undersurface of the base portion II, as best shown in Fig. 2. The mountingbrackets I6 are spaced laterally from the lock arm I4, which may be ofany desired contour, and one or more coil springs I'I' having extensionsI8 protruding from one end thereofy are carried by the mounting shaft I5in telescoped association therewith. The extensions I8 Vare adapted tobear upon the base portion, ori one end of the spring is fastened to thebase II whereas opposite end portion-sv ofthe coil spring II are fixedlyassociated with the lock arms I4 whereby the coil spring I1 willcontinuouslyurge the lock arms upwardly with relation to the baseportions of the page card files and springthem back against the lesafter they are pulled away from the files.

Each of the page card files IG is provided with a locking device whichis shown in the form of a recess or slot I9 provided therein at the endsection thereof remote from that with which the lock arm I4 isassociated. Hence the lock arm I4 of the one page card Vfile is adaptedto engage with the slot I9 in a second page card le that is inend-to-end abutting relation with the first page card file. A shoulder2|, formed on the' lock arm I4, is adapted to engage with the slot IB,as indicated in Fig. 1, to retain a pair of page card illes inassociation. Preferably the lock arm I4, and shoulder 2|, are ofappreciable width so as to give a relatively rigid, sturdy connectingmeans between associated page card'ilesand to lock the strips I3 in the-filesf'when they 'are separated.

Downwardly extending lugs 22 are secured in a conventional manner toklongii'zudinally spaced portions of the lower surface of the baseportion II of the page card files. transversely of the page card filesand are adapted to be engaged by sprockets or other drive' meansformoving the page card iiles'longitudnally throughadesired path. f f'Figs. 5 and 6 show anothertype 'of end engagei ment means for page cardles VandY in this instance a page cardle 3I is provided with a tongueengagement member '32' associated with and protruding beyondV the lowersurface of the page card file at one end thereof whereas a groove member33'is secured tothe opposite end of the page card le on the lowersurface thereof. Hence, the tongue 32 from one page card le can beengaged with the groove member 33 of a second page card le and retainthe files in end-toend abutting relationship. The tongue and groovemembers could be as wide as the files 3|, if desired. The page cardfiles 3| are also provided with transversely extending lugs 34 suitablysecured to their lower surfaces for engagement with driving means. A Y

, In Fig. 6, a page card le 4I is shown which carries groove members 42at each end thereof whereas a cooperating page card le 43 is providedwith tongue members 44 at each end thereof, which members are suitablysecured to the lower surfaces of the page card files 4I and d3 with thetongue members 44 protruding longitudinally beyond the data receivingportion of the file 43. In the constructions shown in Figs. 5 and 6, oneimportant function of the cooperating tongue and groove elements is thatthey align These lugs 22 extendV 4 the files at the same level and thismay' be the only function of same in some instances when the les are notsecured together thereby.-

In some instances it may be desirable to drive the associated page cardfiles longitudinally ai positive manner. Thus Fig. 7 shows a page cardle 5I, generally similar to the illes I0, which is' provided with arack52 formed on, or suitably secured to, the lower surface of the page cardle 5I. Fig. 7 best shows that the rack 52 is Drovided with a tongueportion 53 extending from one end thereof whereas a groove 54 is formedin the opposite end thereof whereby a plurality of page card illes 5Ivcan be associated in end-toend abutting relationship by engagement ofthe tongues and grooves of aligned and associated page card files. Ofcourse the tongues and grooves may be eliminated when desired.

Fig. 9 shows means for use in moving the` les 5I and that gears 55 and56 can be carried on a frame 51 and be positioned on shafts 58 and 59'that'are mounted in the frame 51'. A beltv 6U may connect the shafts 58and 59 by means of pulleys 6I and 62 that are secured to and carried bythe shafts 58 and 59. Any suitable driving means (not shown) areprovided for one of the shafts 5B or 59 whereby the gears 55 and 5 maybe driven in unison and cause -a positive longitudinal movement of thepage card les 5I, the racks 52 of which engage with such gear means.Sometimes only one gear will be driven since the files 5I,being abutted,will readily transmit a pushing force therethrough. Anyy desired framemeans, such as those shown in Figs. 10 and 11, may also be associatedwith the apparatus shown in Fig. 9 to limit the lateral movement' of thepage card les 5| and position them for longitudinal movementthrough-agiven path. Y l E Figs. 10 and 11 are of interest as they showa continuous page card file 'II which is adapted to be coiled or rolledupon itself for storage'pur- Doses. li this instance, storage rolls I2are provided for the page card me 1I and a frame is having spaced sideportions 14 provided thereon) positions the page card file 'II' formovement; through a xed path in the general direction of thelongitudinal axis' of the l'e TI. The side members 'I4 of the frame 13having no confining or obstructing portions of the frame providedtherebetween so that an unobstructed center portion is provided in thatsection of the frame and the opposed faces of the Side members 'I4arekprovided with recesses 'I5 that extend longitudinally of the frameT3. These recesses 15 are adapted to receive the page card file IItherein and engage with the 'edge portions thereof, Fig.. 11 shows thatthe page card file 1I has overhang-I ing inwardly extending flanges 16formed on the lateral margins thereof. These flanges 'I6 are continuousand are adapted to receive transversely extending data bearing stripstherebetween.

The page card le TI may be formed from any suitable material and naturalrubber, synthetic rubber or rubber-like material are substances whichwould be very satisfactory for use in forming the page card le 1I. Lugsmay be formed on'the lower surface of the le 'II for engagement withdriving means therefor, if desired.

Yet another modification of the invention is shown in Fig. l2 wherein apage card file SI isvprovidedwith a lock arm 92 which is secured to thepage card file 9| on the lower surface thereof by a rivet 93 or otherdevice. The lock portions ,94ethereon-which-are-adapted tofengage. 5

withtlee ends ofthe-page cardan-les whenathey,are;separate"Lfrem--other-similarfpage cardflailes. 9 l5' tofqrm-anelongatepagecardsle ofgthef-inr.. ventionf and-automaticallytosretafindataLbearing strips irrv engagement-with-the file.-

Fig; 13shows-anether-page-card1file IllllfrtlaatA has ,alockfmembeiL--S5;,-witheaefsheulderportion 9 tlrereon,"secured-toandIprojected axiallygbegl yond-the pagerard--fila 'r'llhefleul islferhuseYwithithej ii'l'eiShand-whenetheetwo pagefkgearwiile's-are--abutted-in-proper-endtoend relation@ the lock arm 92 isadapted to be sprung over the lock member 95 with the shoulder portions94 and 96 engaging to secure two page card flles in abutted end-to-endrelation. In al1 instances Where page card les are in xed end-to-endassociation, the lock means are adapted to be readily sprung apartwhereby the page card files can be separated, when desired.

In all of the embodiments of the invention, after the page card les areassociated to form a continuous member, and are to be processed tochange the position of data bearing strips carride thereby, then anydesired means, or coml bination of means, such as those shown in ourabove referred to application, may be associated with the page cardfiles for Ichanging the positions of the data bearing strips. Of course,the endless files are, in all embodiments of the inn vention, positionedin and driven, or moved through means of the type shown in Figs. 10 andl1. The various page card file sections are adapted to be secured intight, smooth end-to-end relation to facilitate sliding strips from onesection of the file to another.

From the foregoing, it Will be apparent that several sectional page cardfiles of the invention can be engaged with each other in end-to-endabutting relation so as to form an assembled elongate page card le whichis the equivalent of the elongate page card le :1| sli/own in Figs. 10and 11. Thus, data-bearing strips carried by the page card files ycan befreely slid longitudinally of the page card file assembly and bepositioned in a desired place thereon with a change in the number ofdata-bearing strips being carried by the apparatus of the invention. Ofcourse, the page card file 'Il may be considered to be an assembled pagecard le in the same manner as a plurality of shortpage card les that arein end-to-end relationship.

It should be observed that the page card file shown in Fig. 12 has aspecial advantage in that the shoulder 94 formed on the lock arm 92 isof such height as to extend up over the base surface of the page card le9| and retain databearing strips in engagement therewith, when the lockarm is in its normal position and the page card file 9i is not inengagement with the second page card le. Fig. 14 of the drawings showsthat the le 9| has two spring arms 92 at one end thereof whereas onlyone arm is positioned at the center of the other end. The arms 92 wouldbe automatically pressed in under the adjacent le when two files 9| arebrought together.

Figs. 15, 16, and 17 show page card les 29B, 291, and 202 with the baseand flange of the le 200 being of the usual integral construction. 75

wmieaaafi e biokezas" sofsthegiilerzllzsatleaehgside.;edgefthereofge-Itlvzillrbeseenggthat motionmay-.be.transmitted v through abutted ,les.-.when;- they; are .on 4areanet physicallyaengagecl-.r Ifathelles tendto be of irregularacontour,means-such as are shown in Figs. 5 and 6should be used to align the le ends another.

While the elongate file 'll-'is 4shown .as being looselytreceived in therecesses'l to be therebyaaitightentmaybe used.

:Having thus .described...our invention, whatfwe clainrisi.- l

1. A page card file adapted to be engaged with other iiles in end-to-endrelation for forming a continuous le, said file comprising a base memberhaving edge flanges for. engaging with data bearing strips, a lock armextending longitudinally of the file adjacent one end thereof, means-resiliently securing said lock arm to the lower surface of said basemember, said lock arm extending beyond the end of said base member andhaving a shoulder adapted to engage therewith, and a lock fingerassociated with the opposite end of said le and adapted to engage with alock arm of a second file in immediate end-to-end association therewith,said lock nger having a shoulder formed thereon for engagement with ashoulder on a lock arm of a second file.

` 2. A page card file as in claim 1 wherein said lock a-rm is positionedintermediate the lateral margins of said file and the shoulder of saidlock arm is adapted to engage with the end of the page card file onwhich it is mounted to retain data-bearing strips in engagement with thefile when the file is out of engagement with a second iile.

3. In combination, at least a pair of page card les positioned inabutted end-to-end relation, said page card files each comprising a flatmember having a pair of opposed overhanging flanges formed on oppositeedges of the upper surface thereof to dene a data strip receivingportion in the page card le, a spring member attached to the undersurface of said nat member at each end thereof and protrudinglongitudinally from the data strip receiving portion of the iile, saidspring members being spaced from the longitudinal center line of saidilat members and being spaced from the lateral margins thereof, saidspring members having doubled back shoulder portions lyinglongitudinally outwardly of the iiat member and protruding upimmediately adjacent the ends of the said files at least into the datastrip receiving portion of said les to prevent data strips from movingbeyond the ends of said les, opposite ends of said files being abuttedand the said spring members on the abutted ends being depressed belowthe lower surfaces of said iiles.

4. In combination, at least a pair of page card files positioned inabutted end-to-end relation, said page card files each comprising a iiatmember having a pair of opposed overhanging anges formed on oppositeedges of the upper surface thereof to define a data strip receivingportion in the page card le, at least one spring member attached to theunder surface of said flat member at each end thereof and protrudinglongitudinally therefrom, said spring members being positioned out oflongitudinal alignment with each other on any one of said les, saidspring members having doubled back shoulder portions propositionedftruding up immediately adjacent the ends of thev said illes at; leastinto the data strip receiving portion of said files to prevent datastrips from moving beyond the ends of said les, said spring members onthe abutted ends being depressed below the lower surfaces of said files.

HENRY H. FELDSTEIN. MARC J. FELDSTEIN.

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